2024-10-09
An economic system that uses (forest-based) biomass instead of fossil-based resources for fuel and material input.
1. How innovative is the Swedish forest-based bioeconomy?
2. What explains the patterns of innovation in the forest-based bioeconomy?
~ 5000 unique innovations
Literature-Based Innovation Output method
from 15 independent trade journals (Sjöö et al., 2014)
Linked to patents Taalbi & Martynovich (2024)
Linked to public funding applications (Fink & Taalbi, forthcoming)
Bioeconomy identified through
18 461 PhD theses published between 1970 and 2020
Classified into bioeconomy based on keywords in Title and Keywords
| Dependent variable: % Bioeconomy Innovation | |
| (1) | |
| Intercept | -0.002 |
| (0.007) | |
| % Bioeconomy Theses | -0.253 |
| (0.436) | |
| % Bioeconomy of Funded | 0.211*** |
| (0.064) | |
| Observations | 50 |
| R2 | 0.189 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.155 |
| Residual Std. Error | 0.051 (df=47) |
| F Statistic | 5.488*** (df=2; 47) |
| Note: | p<0.1; p<0.05; p<0.01 |
Swedish bioeconomy innovation is declining. relative to total innovation
Successful transformation might require larger buy in from large Swedish firms.
A first wave of innovation in the 1970s mechanized forestry a second wave focused on upgrading biomass might be starting, but is weak vis a vis other sectors.
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Old Focus
1. How collaborative is the innovation system?
2. Which innovation producers exercise most power?
| Relation Type | Manifestation of Power Relations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
More / Less Power |
Cooperation A exercises more power than B, but collective goals |
Competition A exercises more power than B, but mutually exclusive goals |
Co-existence A exercises more power than B, independent co-existent goals |
Which are more active producing innovation for non-bioeconomy purposes
| Network | Nodes | Links | Average Degree | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-1983 | 87 | 64 | 1.47 | 0.02 |
| 1984-1990 | 52 | 40 | 1.54 | 0.03 |
| 1991-2008 | 78 | 65 | 1.67 | 0.02 |
| 2009-2021 | 35 | 27 | 1.54 | 0.05 |
| Total | 231 | 196 | 1.70 | 0.01 |
| Network | Nodes | Links | Average Degree | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-1983 | 94 | 75 | 1.60 | 0.02 |
| 1984-1990 | 63 | 68 | 2.16 | 0.03 |
| 1991-2008 | 97 | 100 | 2.06 | 0.02 |
| 2009-2021 | 85 | 116 | 2.73 | 0.03 |
| Total | 318 | 359 | 2.26 | 0.01 |
| SNI Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 02 | Forestry and related services |
| 20 | Wood and wood product manufacturing except furniture |
| 21 | Pulp, paper and paper product manufacturing |
| 36 | Furniture manufacturing; other manufacturing |
WHERE description LIKE %keyword% OR ...
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| virke | timber |
| cellulos | cellulose |
| lignin | lignin |
| spån | chip |
| bark | bark |
| levulinsyra | levulinic acid |
| furfural | furfural |
| svarttjära | black tar |
| svartlut | black liquor |
| växtbas | plant-based |
| ved | wood |
| trä | timber |
| skog | forest |
| biobränsle | biofuel |
| biologiskt | biological |
| nedbrytbar | biodegradable |
| papper | paper |
| karton | carton |
| lyocell | lyocell |